Struggling team Tianjin Teda FC (1-2-3, 6 points) is set to square off with surging squad Shijiazhuang Ever Bright FC (2-2-2, 8 points) at their home ground of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium on May 1st, Sunday as the 2016 Chinese Super League season moves forward.

Tianjin Teda was crushed by defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC, 0-4, last Sunday also at their home stadium, as reported by Xinhuanet.

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Guangzhou forward Gao Lin was responsible for most of the points of the Southern China Tigers as he had a brace at the 29th and 66th plus assisted on the opening goal scored by teammate Yu Hanchao at the seventh minute of the match.

Brazilian forward Alan Carvalho completed the visitors four-goal haul at the 73rd, leaving the hosts with their second loss in six games this season.

Tianjin opened the season with a three-game winless run, losing to Evergrande's cross-city rivals Guangzhou R&F in their opener then drawing their next two games versus Beijing Guoan and Changchun Yatai before winning their only match so far, a 1-0 decision over Hangzhou.

Meanwhile, Shijiazhuang pulled off an upset 2-1 victory over perennial contenders Shandong Luneng at the Yutong International Sports Center also last Sunday, via Soccerway.

Ever Bright winger Ruben Micael scored the opening goal of the contest at the 11th minute before Shandong forward Wu Xinghan equalized it at the 21st.

Defender Jiang Jihong scored a goal five minutes before halftime to take the lead back, which they held until the end of the match to come away with their second win this season.

The predicted result is a 1-0 victory for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

Tianjin Teda starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Yang; Bai, Jovanovic, Cao, Nie; Zhou, Li; Wang, Montero, Wagner; Diagne  

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): Guan; Feng, Jiang, Li, Cho, Mi; Sun, Micael, Wang, Mao; Mauricio 

TagsChina Football, Chinese Super League, Chinese Super League 2016, Tianjin Teda FC, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright FC